Genetics Vocabulary - application

Mitosis & meiosis are similar processes. Which describes what can only occur after meiosis?

• Parent cells can be either haploid or diploid.

• Products of cell division result in identical genotypes.

• 4 daughter cells are produced by a single parent cell.

• The number of chromosomes per nucleus remains the same after division.

Which is the greatest benefit of sexual reproduction?

• Capable of reproducing by meiosis.

• Ability to reproduce without a mate.

• Ability to produce genetically different offspring.

• Capable of producing offspring genetically identical to the parent.

Why does sexual reproduction result in more genetic diversity than asexual reproduction?

• Traits from two parents are combined

• More organisms reproduce this way

• Offspring grow in different environments.

• Offspring come from identical parents.

How many pairs of chromosomes does a child receive from each parent?

• 46

• 23

• 44

• 21

Which of the following is true about a mutation?

• It is always damaging to a person.

• It never harms the next generation.

• It may harm the next generation.

• It never passes down diseases.

inheritance pattern in which an offspring's phenotype is a combination of its parents' phenotypes

• dominance

• sex-linked traits

• incomplete dominance

• mutation

What is the phenotype of a creature with LL?

• Squarepants
• Roundpants
• Long Nose
• Stubby Nose

What is the phenotype of an individual with yy?

• Yellow Body
• Blue Body
• Round Eyes
• Oval Eyes

What genotypes could give this sponge a yellow body?

• YY only
• YY or Yy
• Yy or yy
• yy only

What genotypes could give this sponge a blue body?

• YY only
• YY or Yy
• Yy or yy
• yy only